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Hematite from
Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy


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Hematite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
08309510014947306938749.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
08309510014947306938749.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:xls up to 15 mm. Parallel associations of xls.
Habit:pseudo-hexagonal xls
Colour:black
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chlorite Group
Kyanite
Lazulite
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Rutile
Svanbergite
Xenotime-(Y)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzⓘ3 photos of Hematite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Lazuliteⓘ2 photos of Hematite associated with Lazulite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monte Folgorito, Pietrasanta, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:137332
Long-form Identifier:1:3:137332:5
GUID (UUID V4):46b7ea9a-4eae-40c5-a026-8715ba3c1933
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCaprara Quarry (Capraia Quarry), Madielle quarrying basin, Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘRipa Mine, Ripa, Seravezza, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBottino Mine, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMonte Brugiana Quarry (Brugiana South-West Quarry; Monte Brugiana South-West Quarry), Massa, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘFossa Combratta marble quarry (Brugiana North Quarry; Monte Brugiana North Quarry), Monte Brugiana north slope, Carrara, Massa-Carrara Province, Tuscany, Italy
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘBuca della Vena Mine, Pontestazzemese, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘPiastraio quarry, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMonte Arsiccio Mine, Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘCanale della Radice mines, Calcaferro, Mulina, Stazzema, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘMt. Tambura, Vagli Sotto, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Dini A., Bramanti A., Mancini S., Orlandi P. (1997) - La lazulite del Monte Folgorito (Alpi Apuane), Pietrasanta, Lucca - Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, Milano, Fasc. 2, 1997
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Tait, Kimberly (2012) Gems and Minerals: Earth Treasures from the Royal Ontario Museum. 256pp.
Book
cosmetics, or as sources of color for ceramic glazes. Hematite and other iron oxides create reds and browns,...different optical properties. The play of colors on hematite comes from yery thin surface layers similar to...dripping mineral-laden solutions. a Botryoidal hematite with iridescent limonite coating, Parcocha Mine...and prism-shaped, somewhat resembling a pencil. Hematite, Frizington, Cumbria, England + 6 x 9x § cm Quartz...Museum both own examples. RIGHT: Sulfur, Sicily, Italy * 9 x 10 x 11 cm LEFT: Gold, Bralorne (Pioneer)
Tait, Kimberly (2012) Gems and Minerals: Earth Treasures from the Royal Ontario Museum. 256pp.
Book
cosmetics, or as sources of color for ceramic glazes. Hematite and other iron oxides create reds and browns,...different optical properties. The play of colors on hematite comes from very thin surface layers similar to...resembling a pencil. wee. resemble kidneys. Hematite, Frizington, Cumbria, England « 6 x 9 x 5 cm ...wine vessel, thought to be from Luoyang, in Henan province, was used for ritual purposes, NATIVE ELEMENTS...Mountain, Yellowstone Park, Tuscany; Cianciana, Sicily — all in Italy; Conil, Spain. Asia: volcanic
Moore, T.P. (2016) Moore's Compendium of Mineral Discoveries 1960 - 2015 Vol. 2. Mineralogical Record Inc.
Book
2013). MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series...lustrous, though some which are coated by rutile or hematite are yellow or red and earthy; they are equant...different combinations of rutile, anatase, brookite, hematite and titanite (Philippe Beiley, personal communication...Montijos quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria Estremadura. The Montijos gabbro quarry at Monte Redondo, near the...distinguishing brilliant black "iron roses" of hematite from the very much rarer "iron roses" of ilmenite
 
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